July 3, 2018
01:54 pm JST

Two police officers are to be stationed in the school compound through Wednesday to ensure safety.

I love it in japan how EVERY little detail must be agonized and announced (unless it will lose face for you). Even the details that tell potential crooks when the Police won't be there any longer... Real smart.

July 3, 2018
02:58 pm JST

"All the classrooms along the corridor were moved elsewhere" I was a bit confused when I first read this, I think they writer meant to say the children were moved to other class rooms else where, I am glad to see that they have sent some professional councillors to help out, rather than ignoring the potential problems with mental health issues latter on.

July 3, 2018
03:39 pm JST

Brian Wheway, I thought the same thing too but pondered that maybe the classrooms along the corridor were temporary or movable. But as you said it's probably the children were moved to difference classrooms located elsewhere.

July 3, 2018
09:31 pm JST

The school is currently undergoing earthquake retrofitting, which is why the unfortunate “school security guard” was there. That’s a bit of a misnomer as he was an older unarmed person there whose job was to direct the traffic of the construction work vehicles to keep the kids safe from being run over or whatever. TV news reports that I saw said the hallway or covered walkway where at least one bullet was found, was a temporary structure because of the construction project.

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